AP Spanish: Verbs that use the same or similar prepositions in English

acercarse a

to approach, to go close to

acertarse a

to succeed in, to manage to

acostumbrarse a

to become accustomed to

acudir a

to come

alegrarse de

to be glad about

animar a

to encourage to

aprender a

to learn to

apresurarse a

to hurry to

arrepentirse de

to be sorry about

aspirarse a

to aspire to

atreverse a

to dare

avergonzarse de

to be ashamed of

ayudar a

to help to

caber en

to fit into

comenzar a

to begin to

convertirse en

to change into

convidar a

to invite to

correr a

to run to

decidirse a

to decide to

dedicarse a

to dedicate oneself to

disponerse a

to get ready to

dudar de, sobre, acerca de

the doubt something about

echarse a

to begin to

empefiarse en

to insist on

empezar a

to begin to

encargarse de

to take charge of

ensefiar a

to teach to

ensenarse a

to learn to

enterarse de

to find out about

estar para

to be ready to

insistir en

to insist on

interesarse en/por

to be interested in

invitar a

to invite to

ir a

to go to

jactarse de

to boast about

llegar a

to succeed in

llevar a

the lead

meterse a

to start to

meterse en

to get involved in

negarse a

the refuse to

obligar a

the force to

oponerse a

to be opposed to

persuadir a

to persuade to

ponerse a

to begin to

precipitarse a

to rush to

prepararse a

get ready to

regresar a

to start again

resignarse a

the be resigned to

salir a

to go out to

sufrir de

to suffer from

teller ganas de

to want to

tener miedo de

to be afraid of

venir a

to come to

volver a

to start again